Assessing Perceived Future Decent Work Securement Among Chinese Impoverished College Students

2021 ◽  
pp. 106907272110056
Author(s):  
Jingyi Wei ◽  
Sow Hup Joanne Chan ◽  
Kelsey Autin
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Social Status ◽  
Subjective Social Status ◽  
First Year ◽  
Career Adaptability ◽  
Decent Work ◽  
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Work Volition ◽  
Psychology Of Working

Drawing from Psychology of Working Theory (PWT), the current study sampled 254 college students from impoverished families in China and examined their perceptions of access to future decent work as predicted by subjective social status and marginalization and mediated by work volition and career adaptability. As impoverished college students are socioeconomically disadvantaged and thus cannot afford college expenses, understanding their perception regarding future careers echoes the call for renewing the focus on equity and diversity within vocational psychology. Findings supported subjective social status as an indirect predictor of perceptions of future decent work via work volition. Work volition and career adaptability directly predicted perceptions of future decent work. Additionally, there is a significant conditional indirect effect between subjective social status, work volition, and perceptions of future decent work. Specifically, the effect was only significant for first-year students. Overall, this study adds new evidence on the applicability of the PWT among student populations. Implications for career researchers, vocational counselors, and student affairs professionals are provided.

Proactive Personality and Decent Work Among Racially and Ethnically Diverse Working Adults

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 512-528
Author(s):  
Richard P. Douglass ◽  
Kelsey L. Autin ◽  
Aysenur Buyukgoze-Kavas ◽  
Nicholas P. Gensmer
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Ethnically Diverse ◽  
The United States ◽  
Proactive Personality ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Career Adaptability ◽  
Decent Work ◽  
Work Volition ◽  
Psychology Of Working ◽  
Diverse Groups

Building from the psychology of working framework, we examined the moderating role of proactive personality in the attainment of decent work among a sample of racially and ethnically diverse employed adults in the United States ( N = 238). We tested our hypotheses using structural equation modeling and found experiences of marginalization and economic constraints to have indirect associations with decent work via work volition. We also found marginalization, work volition, and career adaptability to have direct associations with decent work but found no support for proactive personality as a moderating mechanism. Our findings contribute to the growing literature examining how contextual variables are associated with securing decent work among diverse groups. We discuss practical implications along with future directions for research related to the psychology of working.

Decent Work Among People of Color: The Moderating Role of Critical Consciousness

2021 ◽  
pp. 106907272110398
Author(s):  
Kelsey L. Autin ◽  
Tiffany R. Williams ◽  
Blake A. Allan ◽  
Megan E. Herdt
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Critical Consciousness ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Career Adaptability ◽  
Decent Work ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Work Volition ◽  
Economic Constraints ◽  
Psychology Of Working

The present study examined critical consciousness in a sample of 476 adults of color from a Psychology of Working perspective. Using structural equation modeling, we tested three components of critical consciousness—perceived inequality, egalitarian beliefs, and sociopolitical participation—as moderators of relations between marginalization, economic constraints, work volition, career adaptability, and decent work. As hypothesized, perceived inequality and sociopolitical participation moderated paths from marginalization to career adaptability, work volition, and decent work. Perceived inequality moderated paths from economic constraints to career adaptability and decent work, but in inconsistent directions. We discuss practical implications and future research directions. Our results contribute to the growing support for the Psychology of Working Theory.

Subjective social status, work volition, and career adaptability: A longitudinal study

2017 ◽  
Vol 99 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelsey L. Autin ◽  
Richard P. Douglass ◽  
Ryan D. Duffy ◽  
Jessica W. England ◽  
Blake A. Allan
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Social Status ◽  
Subjective Social Status ◽  
Career Adaptability ◽  
Work Volition

Testing Psychology of Working Theory Among Spanish-Speaking Latinx Workers in the U.S.

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 379-395
Author(s):  
Kelsey L. Autin ◽  
Andrew J. Shelton ◽  
Willy Anthony Diaz Tapia ◽  
Roberto G. Garcia ◽  
Germán A. Cadenas
Keyword(s):  
Structural Model ◽  
Empirical Support ◽  
Cultural Responsiveness ◽  
Decent Work ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Work Volition ◽  
Economic Constraints ◽  
Psychology Of Working ◽  
The U.S

Psychology of Working Theory (PWT) has recently gained empirical support; however, its assumptions have yet to be tested for cultural responsiveness in Latinx communities, one of the fastest-growing worker populations in the U.S. The current study had two major aims: (a) to translate and validate instruments measuring PWT constructs from English into Spanish, and (b) to test theorized PWT predictors of decent work in a sample of Latinx workers ( N = 287). First, we translated and validated instruments measuring economic constraints, lifetime marginalization, work volition, and decent work using confirmatory factor analyses (CFA). We then tested a structural model predicting decent work. Results partially supported PWT hypotheses, suggesting its utility and cultural responsiveness in studying the work patterns and conditions in Latinx communities. Practical implications are discussed.

scholarly journals Book Review: Planning Academic Library Orientations: Case Studies from Around the World

2019 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
pp. 259
Author(s):  
Holly Luetkenhaus
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
First Year ◽  
Orientation Program ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Online Tutorials ◽  
The World ◽  
The Many

For those engaging with first-year students and planning first-year programs in academic libraries, the library orientation is a key part of the work we do. “Library orientation” is often a catch-all term that is used to describe many types of library activities aimed at new college students, including in-class sessions, tours, online tutorials, and more. For a librarian revising an existing orientation program or starting from scratch, the possibilities are almost limitless, and it can be daunting to weed through the many options and settle on one that works for your library, your institution, and your students.

Linking Decent Work With Academic Engagement and Satisfaction Among First-Generation College Students: A Psychology of Working Perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 148-163
Author(s):  
Yin Ma ◽  
Genghua Huang ◽  
Kelsey L. Autin
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Academic Outcomes ◽  
Psychological Factors ◽  
Academic Engagement ◽  
First Generation ◽  
First Generation College Students ◽  
Decent Work ◽  
Academic Satisfaction ◽  
First Generation College ◽  
Psychology Of Working

Links between decent work and academic outcomes among a sample ( N = 1,231) of first-generation college students were examined based on Psychology of Working Theory (PWT). A theory-driven mediation model was proposed by placing decent work as a mediator between predictors of PWT and academic outcomes. The predictor component of PWT was supported. Future decent work perceptions positively predicted academic engagement but not academic satisfaction. Support for the mediation results was mixed. Overall, findings suggested that positive future decent work perceptions may boost academic engagement for university students. Thus, interventions that aim to improve student academic satisfaction should be implemented. Two malleable psychological factors, namely, work volition and career adaptability appear to be two malleable psychological factors that could be used as targets when working with this group. Theoretical contributions and future research directions are discussed.

scholarly journals Work Volition and Career Adaptability as Predictors of Employability: Examining a Moderated Mediating Process

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (24) ◽  
pp. 7089 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jung Eon Kwon
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Career Adaptability ◽  
Career Construction Theory ◽  
New Findings ◽  
Global Increase ◽  
Work Volition ◽  
Psychology Of Working

Slow economic growth and cost reduction have caused a global increase in employment insecurity. For university students in the process of preparing for employment, these conditions can be a source of enormous stress. The effort to improve the employability of university students who experience difficulties in seeking a job and developing a career, therefore, becomes consequently meritorious. In order to provide new findings of the key antecedents affecting employability, this study investigates the dynamics of work volition and career adaptability. Employability is predicted by integrating career adaptability, which originated in career construction theory, and work volition, which originated in the psychology of working framework. To test the research hypotheses, survey data were collected from 251 students registered at three universities in South Korea and analyzed using a structural equation model and Hayes’ process macro. Results indicated that the direct effect of work volition on employability and its indirect effect through career adaptability were significant. Next, the mediation effect of career adaptability between work volition and employability was varied positively by work volition. These results provide practical implications for efforts aimed at increasing the employability of university students and, as such, present a foundation for contribution to ensuring sustainable employability.

The Meaning of Communication to a Group of Deaf College Students

1989 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 558-569
Author(s):  
Susan Foster ◽  
Sidney M. Barefoot ◽  
Patricia Mudgett
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
First Year ◽  
Technical Institute ◽  
Communication Analysis ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Ethnographic Interviews ◽  
Rochester Institute Of Technology ◽  
Institute Of Technology ◽  
Language Modality

The purpose of this study was to investigate the meaning of communication to deaf college students and to explore with them the range of skills and conditions that they consider important for communication. Ethnographic interviews with 23 first-year students at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf at Rochester Institute of Technology (NTID at RIT) were used to gather information about communication. Analysis of the interviews led to the organization of informants' comments into four dimensions of communication, including language-modality, affective, situational, and sociopolitical. These dimensions were then used to develop a multidimensional perspective on communication. The paper concludes with a discussion of the implications of a multidimensional perspective on communication for the development of comprehensive communication training programs for deaf people.

scholarly journals Who Are Their Leaders? College Students Perceptions of and Engagement with Campus Leaders and Administrators

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
Stephanie Rizzo ◽  
Dana J. Tribble ◽  
Louis S. Nadelson
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Campus Climate ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Future Research ◽  
First Year ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Campus Leaders ◽  
Campus Administrators

College students’ interactions with campus leaders is critical to their success, particularly in situations of distress. Yet, little is known about college students’ knowledge, perceptions, and identification of campus administrators, faculty members, and staff as leaders and their interactions with these campus leaders. To fill the gap in the literature, we applied a cross-sectional methodology to gather a combination of quantitative and qualitative data using an online survey. We had 60 first-year students participate in our exploratory research by fully completing our survey. We found that students identified their advisors as leaders on campus. We also found most of our participants avoided campus administrators in fear of judgment, intimidation, and feelings of anxiety. Our results have implications for campus leadership, college administrators, student retention, and campus climate. Following our results, we discuss implications for practice and offer additional recommendations for future research.

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